World of Dust

By lshidonil

Shivers run down my spine,
I find myself lacking the confidence to move on.
I’m spinning and spinning,
My thoughts are racing.
 
Me chasing you,
You chasing me.
Who are we to scratch at the cage we have built ourselves?
 
I’m not what you see,
I’m what you feel.
 
Skin is the mirror,
Reflecting how it is.
And how you see it is,
Is what you want to hear.
 
The truth is hard to find,
In a world of lies.
 
Someone once told me,
Your shadow is your guardian angel.
Always there,
And commonly forgotten.
 
The dark isn’t enough to overrule,
The stars.
 
I can see in your eyes,
The walls crumbling to nothing.
My attempts to rebuild a world to it’s once glory,
Out of dust,
Is like hoping in a crowd full of people I don’t know,
You will be there,
Hundreds of miles from home.
 
The fire didn’t prevail,
And I spent the night in the dark.
 
The stars are my only friends,
At least the dark doesn’t pretend
To be someone I don’t know.
 
It consumes me when I’m empty,
And it’s always there.
Winter is my favorite time of year,
Because the dark greets me in the morning,
And lays me down to sleep.
 

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Copyright 2016 lshidonil
Published on Wednesday, November 16, 2016.     Filed under: "Poetry"
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  • knightmirror On Friday, February 3, 2017, knightmirror (426)By person wrote:

    These days it takes a lot to cause me to comment on a creation of truth...so truly thank you...every letter that formed a syllable in turn forming the word resonated with beautiful vibrations shaking the breathing shadows swimming in the breaks of my souls waves...spiritually described leaving the truth seen on the stage of life awaiting the next scene...*silent standing ovation*...thanks for sharing...knight

  • Queazenart On Wednesday, November 16, 2016, Queazenart (212)By person wrote:

    I like this. It's heartfelt, to say the least, and reminds me of highschool. Bittersweet, but mostly bitter. The transition from talking about stars in the dark to the eyes of someone else is beautiful, as is that entire fourth from the end stanza. That is a sentiment that strikes close to the heart for me. Great job. I look forward to more.

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